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M 2.3ml
Earthquake near Bothell West, WA
No earthquake was likely felt in Bothell West in the 24 hours to 3:17 am PST (11:17 UTC). The last one was M 4.2, 58 km (36 mi) SW, at 2:05 pm PDT on 29 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 9,329 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Bothell West
This page: a magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded in Bothell West, WA, at 1:38 pm PDT on 4 October 2023 (20:38 UTC), 13 km deep. 3 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 0 km WSW of Bothell West, Washington
22 km (14 mi) NNE of Seattle, WA · in Bothell, WA
- When
- 1:38 pm PDT on 4 October 2023 ()
- Where
- in Bothell West, WA · earthquakes near Bothell West
- Magnitude
- M 2.3 (ml)
- Depth
- 13 km below the surface
- Felt
- 3 reports · strongest reported intensity II
- Nearest
- Kitsap County, 35 km WSW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Southern Whidbey Island fault, 2 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1064 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 14 km (9 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Bothell 5 km, intensity II · North Creek 6 km, intensity II · Lynnwood 6 km, intensity II · Shoreline 9 km, intensity II · Edmonds 10 km, intensity II · Kirkland 14 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 74 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.3 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 200,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 140,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 13× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.3 about 74 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.6 on 2019-07-12 — about 3,000 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 28 km E of this epicentre
- 5.2 9 km NE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington · 32 km E of this epicentre
- 5.0 4 km ENE of Machias, Washington · 29 km NE of this epicentre
- 5.0 3 km WSW of Des Moines, Washington · 47 km S of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 47.8032, -122.2458. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsap County, WA | 35 km (22 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Kitsap County |
| Snohomish County, WA | 45 km (28 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Snohomish County |
| King County, WA | 46 km (29 mi) | SE | earthquakes near King County |
| Island County, WA | 51 km (31 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Island County |
| Skagit County, WA | 83 km (52 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Skagit County |
| Pierce County, WA | 84 km (52 mi) | S | earthquakes near Pierce County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
51 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.9 1 km E of Kingston, Washington
- 1.6 3 km NW of Gorst, Washington
- 1.5 1 km SE of Bothell East, Washington
- 1.7 4 km NNW of Fall City, Washington
- 1.5 1 km SW of Duvall, Washington
- 2.7 5 km NW of Indianola, Washington
- 1.8 4 km SW of Port Ludlow, Washington
- 2.1 3 km NNE of White Center, Washington
- 1.8 2 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington
- 2.7 1 km NW of Redmond, Washington
- 1.9 0 km E of East Renton Highlands, Washington
- 1.8 1 km WNW of Mirrormont, Washington
- 1.7 3 km NNW of Suquamish, Washington
- 2.5 9 km NNE of Snoqualmie, Washington
- 3.1 7 km WSW of Snoqualmie, Washington
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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